Wildland plan may hit ecotourism proposal

Crisfield hopes to build shelter, restrooms on Janes Island

4:20 PM,
Nov. 12, 2013

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A plan by city officials to build a shelter and restrooms on Janes Island as a way to promote ecotourism would not be permitted if the area is designated as a state Wildland, Department of Natural Resources officials said at a public hearing Wednesday night.

But the state - which is still gathering public input on proposed Wildlands throughout Maryland - will consider Crisfield's request to remove a small portion at the south end of the island from the designation in order to build the structures, said Nita Settina, superintendent of the Maryland Park Service.